Man arrested after crashing car into power pole

Matthew McBride Jr. was arrested and is charged with driving while impaired.

By Hunter Ingram StarNews Staff

WILMINGTON -- A man has been arrested after a vehicle crash Friday that left a power line pole broken in half and a vehicle on its roof.

Matthew McBride Jr. was a 2017 Hyundai SUV around 4 p.m. Friday on Oleander Drive near 41st Street when he crossed three lanes of traffic, jumped the curb, collided with the power line pole and rolled his vehicle on its roof, according to Wilmington Police spokeswoman Linda Thompson.

McBride Jr. is charged with driving while impaired, failure to maintain lane, possession of schedule 1 substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and injury to real property.

No injuries were reported, Thompson said. Duke Energy crews were out working to repair the pole as late as 7:45 p.m. Friday.

Reporter Hunter Ingram can be reached at 910-343-2327 or Hunter.Ingram@StarNewsOnline.com.